Books like Lies, damned lies, and science by Sherry Seethaler

Ben Goldacre demystifies the myths, misleading claims, and humorous absurdities that pervade everyday media and advertising, empowering readers to spot and reject bad science.

Charles Fort’s 1919 nonfiction classic collections of anomalous events—UFO sightings, strange meteorological phenomena, mythical creatures, and mysterious disappearances—establishing the field of anomalistics.

Revised and updated with the latest information from this fast-paced field, Fundamentals of Information System Security, Second Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the essential concepts readers must know as they pursue careers in information systems security. The text opens with a discussion of the new risks, threats, and vulnerabilities associated with the transformation to a digital world, including a look at how business, government, and individuals operate today. Part 2 is adapted from the Official (ISC)2 SSCP Certified Body of Knowledge and presents a high-level overview of each of the seven domains within the System Security Certified Practitioner certification. The book closes with a resource for readers who desire additional material on information security standards, education, professional certifications, and compliance laws. With its practical, conversational writing style and step-by-step examples, this text is a must-have resource for those entering the world of information systems security. New to the Second Edition: New material on cloud computing, risk analysis, IP mobility, OMNIBus, and Agile Software Development; Includes the most recent updates in Information Systems Security laws, certificates, standards, amendments, and the proposed Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 and HITECH Act; Provides new cases and examples pulled from real-world scenarios; Updated data, tables, and sidebars provide the most current information in the field. - Publisher.

"Merchants of Doubt " tells the story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades that link smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole.